Press Release
Fan Wu Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Mobile Robot SRC-3000F Safety Controller in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
Fan Wu honored for robotics, automaton and automation design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Mobile Robot SRC-3000F Safety Controller by Fan Wu, designed for Shanghai Seer Intelligent Technology Corporation, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Mobile Robot SRC-3000F Safety Controller
SRC-3000FS is a safety controller for mobile robots. The controller combines navigation and functional safety functions in one unit. Several navigation modes, including SLAM, are supported. A safety PLC, an industrial computer, a switch, an input output board, a gyroscope and a power module are integrated inside, which keeps the housing compact and the wiring simple. The body measures 220 by 130 by 60 millimeters and is made of metal with a matte, non-sprayed ABS surface. The rating is IP65. Forklifts, cleaning robots and other industrial machines can be controlled.
Award Record
With this recognition, Fan Wu is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design Award
The A' Robotics Design Award is an international robotics design competition recognizing good robotics designs by robotics designers and engineers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to robotics designers, automation engineers, robotics brands and robot manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include industrial robots, medical robots, agricultural robots, domestic robots, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. Awarded robotics designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/robotics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/145512
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/145512
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!145512
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/303675
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mobile Robot SRC-3000F Safety Controller
- Function
- Safety Controller
- Category
- Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Gray, Dim Gray and Midnight Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shanghai Seer Intelligent Technology Corporation
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Fan Wu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #145512
Credits
- Team
- Wu Fan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- SRC-3000FS is the world’s first mobile robot controller of functional safety that integrates navigation and safety functions. The controller is designed and developed to integrate the essential safety modules based on a plurality of navigation modes including SLAM, and create a safe AMR in respect of five primary functions. As the strongest brain of mobile robot, this product can suit the scenario-specific needs of different users for its safety and standard attributes.
- Inspiration
- The enormous potentials of unmanned forklift AGVs and mobile robots in turn provide opportunities for mobile robotics innovators. SEER’s mobile robot safety controller leverages hardware and software to boost development and provides integrators with mobile robot control brain that incorporates controller technology, navigation technology and software algorithms, fueling on the automation-to-intelligence transition of industrial manufacturing.
- Research
- The modules currently available in the AGV market support safety features instead of navigation and other AGV features. To support AGV features, an additional navigation controller with complex electrical circuit, bulky size and unaffordable price is required. Seer integrates essential safety features based on the SLAM navigation controller, implying AGV/AMR device doesn’t need safety PLC anymore and optimizes cost at multiple levels.
- Challenge
- The logistics automation needs vary from factory to factory. For industry attributes and industrial characteristics, accessibility and ease of use are considered as the two challenges in the design stage if this controller is expected to gain scale across a wide range of industries, due to wide differences of software system, automation degree and shop floor layout from factory to factory.
- Realization and Technology
- The main body is made of dirty-resistant metal ash, and the surface is environment-friendly and non-spraying ABS. After matted treatment, it can better face the complex and diverse harsh environment in the industrial scene. Internal integrated safety PLC, industrial computer, space grade switch, IO board, gyroscope, DC-D power is equal to one, which can not only reduce the comprehensive cost, but also improve the internal integration of the equipment, so that the space is more compact, electrical connection is simpler. SRC-3000FS meets the IP65 protection grade and supports the range of -50℃ to +100℃, ensuring the working performance in harsh environments.
- Operation and Interaction
- Backed by the robust internal algorithm, SRC-3000FS can meet the needs of non-standard products and support controllers for service robots, cleaning robots, hybrid robots, forklifts, container trucks, and drum winches, or expertly operates a variety of new robots such as CNC machines, benders, injection molding machines and other traditional industrial installations. The use with Roboshop permits user to quickly configure robot and efficiently automate traditional factories.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project kicked off in Shanghai in April 2022, wrapped up in Shanghai in October 2022 and was brought to the global market in November 2022.
- Specifications
- SRC-3000FS/220MMx130MMx60MM/ Safety integrity levels IEC 61508 SIL2 and IEC 62601 SIL2 / Safety performance level ISO 13849-1 Cat.3 PLd
- Keywords
- Intelligent Manufacturing, Mobile Robots, Safety Controllers, Robots, Intelligence, Automation
